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<blockquote data-quote="eharri3" data-source="post: 6179634" data-attributes="member: 591579">Takes time and patience to do it right without abuse. Alot of people buy them for the furry cuddliness and just expect some sort of quick easy fix for any behavioral problems. Think of it this way... humans don&#039;t learn or unlearn a habit or behavior over night, neither do dogs.&nbsp; IF the dog won&#039;t stop doing something he&#039;s not supposed to do it&#039;s your fault, not his. He&#039;s jumping on the couch cause he&#039;s pissed someone is entering his turf and he probably wants the high ground. I personally would repeat the scenario a few times and physically claim the couch as your own turf while its happening. Don&#039;t let him on. You probably shouldn&#039;t even let him move at all when it happens. He has to learn it&#039;s not something to get worked up over.If he&#039;s already made it up there and now you&#039;re trying to calm him down and pull him off it&#039;s too late. He won&#039;t get that he isn&#039;t supposed to be doing it until you keep him from getting up there in the first place. If you let them do stupid shit then yell at them or hit them after the fact they&#039;ll forget and do it again. Stop it beforehand and they&#039;re more likely to remember.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eharri3, post: 6179634, member: 591579"] Takes time and patience to do it right without abuse. Alot of people buy them for the furry cuddliness and just expect some sort of quick easy fix for any behavioral problems. Think of it this way... humans don't learn or unlearn a habit or behavior over night, neither do dogs. IF the dog won't stop doing something he's not supposed to do it's your fault, not his. He's jumping on the couch cause he's pissed someone is entering his turf and he probably wants the high ground. I personally would repeat the scenario a few times and physically claim the couch as your own turf while its happening. Don't let him on. You probably shouldn't even let him move at all when it happens. He has to learn it's not something to get worked up over. If he's already made it up there and now you're trying to calm him down and pull him off it's too late. He won't get that he isn't supposed to be doing it until you keep him from getting up there in the first place. If you let them do stupid shit then yell at them or hit them after the fact they'll forget and do it again. Stop it beforehand and they're more likely to remember. [/QUOTE]

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